Why did Rachel Stassen-Berger leave the Star Tribune?
When Rachel Stassen-Berger, the Strib’s sharpest-tongued Capitol bureau reporter, announced last year she was headed back to the Pioneer Press, eyebrows arched en masse.
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Is air power the only option for holding Assad accountable?
We show a disappointing poverty of imagination if the only option we can conceive is brute force.
Terrie Rose and Baby’s Space model how to raise kids from a child’s point of view
“The brain research is clear: Parents matter, early experiences matter in what we become as adults,” says child-development specialist Terrie Rose.
Sheriffs want better gun screening of the mentally unstable
Voice of Timberwolves to head auctioneers; sales tax rankings; DNR hearings on endangered species; Dupre still climbing; lockout hearing; and more.
Stunning, and disturbing, views of offshore rig’s proximity to Arctic refuge
Is our demand for petroleum so all-pervading that we’ll drill for it absolutely anywhere?
Interactive: Who will control the 2013 Minnesota Legislature?
View potential election scenarios and explore detailed information about the most competitive Legislative races.
Iowa truck stop offers a ‘corny’ presidential poll
Customers at the I-35 truck stop can vote for Obama or Romney by placeing a piece of seed corn in a jar.
‘Liberated’ authors Tom Mann and Norm Ornstein forsake burden of nonpartisan credibility
Ornstein: “Sometimes you can’t say, ‘There’s the hit-and-run driver and the hit-and-run victim, and they’re both equal.’ They’re not.”
DFL Chair Martin praises Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage
He says Obama’s support comes at a critical moment in the fight for full equality for LGBT Americans.
St. Paul reviews planning efforts for prime Ford Plant site
A task force formed in 2007 has been looking at scenarios and considering zoning issues and possible streets, parks and open space on the site.
‘The Last Great Senate’: When the U.S. Senate worked
I’m impressed with St. Louis University Law Prof. Joel Goldstein’s review of “The Last Great Senate” by Ira Shapiro.
Krugman on Romney’s cynicism
Paul Krugman asks whether Mitt Romney is going for some kind of record in the cynicism category.
Horseracism: Santorum surge continues
To the best of the pollsters ability to determine such things, the Rick Santorum surge is continuing.
Anti-Romney video makes me feel a little sorry for him
The video by a pro-Dem Super PAC about Romney manages to make me like him a little better.
Delta builds ‘durable business model,’ weighs merger with American
It’s a stark reversal of fortunes for Delta.
New fundraising reports out today
WASHINGTON — Today is the deadline for candidates to submit their fourth-quarter fundraising reports.
Franken committee to examine calls to ‘modernize’ video privacy law
WASHINGTON — Netflix wants to make it easier for users to share information.
New SuperPAC targets Cravaack
A new SuperPAC has named Rep. Chip Cravaack as one of its top targets in 2012.